HIV Positive Liver Transplant
Show: UAB Med Cast
Until recently, patients with HIV were ineligible to receive a liver transplant. Robert Cannon, MD discusses how new breakthroughs in antiretroviral drugs can give HIV patients the ability to manage and live with the virus. The success of this breakthrough has created a new pathway for HIV-positive patients to receive life-saving organ transplants.
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